PARIS, France — Two dozen countries agreed Tuesday to push for sanctions against perpetrators of chemical attacks in Syria, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson saying Russia “ultimately bears responsibility” for such strikes.

TEL AVIV – Iran will be closely observing the world’s reaction to North Korea’s latest nuclear test and will dictate how the Islamic Republic will move forward with its own nuclear program, former Israeli defense minister Moshe (Bogie) Ya’alon said.

Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC), chairman of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare, and 22 other Republicans wrote a letter opposing sanctions relief by the Obama administration for a Chinese corporation accused of providing spy gear to Iran.